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Small business confidence dips over interest rate increases, recession concerns [WSJ/Vistage Oct 2022]

Anne Petrik — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:27:00 +0000

After rising for two months, the WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index declined in October to reach 77.7 While triple 7s are lucky when playing slot machines, this figure is hardly fortuitous in the context of a nearly 5% decline,...

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7 smart financial strategies for surviving an economic crisis

Anne Petrik — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:01:00 +0000

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen, finance experts say the global economy is spiraling towards a recession at best. Some also warn that a depression may be right around the corner with unemployment levels we have not seen for...

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How to sell in a soft economy

Joe Galvin — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:00:47 +0000

When the sky turns cloudy, a weather forecast can reliably predict the timing, duration and severity of a storm. But when economic conditions worsen, there’s no resource that can forecast what lies ahead—at least with any reasonable degree of certainty....

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Small business confidence falls to 7-year low, according to Sept. 2019 WSJ/Vistage survey

Anne Petrik — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 22:31:47 +0000

Economic confidence among small firms fell to the lowest level recorded since November 2012, according to a survey conducted by Vistage and the Wall Street Journal. The survey, conducted September 9-16, captured input from 802 CEOs and other leaders of...

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All Right … What’s It Gonna Be? Accurately Forecasting in 2012

Rick McPartlin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:53:42 +0000

2012 Scenario 1: Small business will focus on the fear of going under. 2012 Scenario 2: Small business will focus on growing. So which is it? Forecasting revenue is always tough, but ever since 2008 it’s been the most taxing...

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(Infographic) CEO Confidence: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words

Marc Emmer — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:39:00 +0000

The 20 point drop in the Vistage CEO Confidence Index this year is shocking, but not unexpected. Vistage CEOs feel that they are the victims of a lackluster economy and a government that is ineffective at offering any meaningful stimulus. In...

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